Besides the Spring Break, May 1st is a bank holiday in many European countries. It won't be Summer busy, but it'll be busy for sure. I would look into splurging on a Premier Access pass. I would prioritize this over a more expensive hotel room, tbh.
If the hotel is important to you and you plan to spend much time there, either go for Marvel or New Port Bay, standard room or club room, or a club room in Sequoia Lodge. It's nice to have the lounge for a leisurely breakfast or to have a drink in the afternoon.
However, if you take a table service meal for lunch, maybe a break back at the hotel might not be necessary.
For food, 2 things to keep in mind:
- Disneyland Paris is not a food destination. It never was, it never will be. With French Cuisine being such a huge thing, and many great restaurants in Paris and area, DLP decided not to compete. So adjust your expectations.
There are many good options, but especially quick service is regular themepark food.
For table service: Walt's, Remy's, Captain Jack's or Agrabah Café (underappreciated) in the parks. In Disney Village I really enjoy The Royal Pub and Annette's. Never been there, but heard good things about the restaurants in the Marvel hotel.
For quick service: Hakuna Matata, Cowboy Cookout (good value for money) or Toad's Hall (check opening times)
For snacks: Chicken bites at Cafe de la Brousse, the snacks at the Old Mill and milshakes and pastries at Victoria's.
- A table service meal in France is not rushed. It can easily take 1,5-2 hours. Keep this in mind for both your trip to DLP as to Paris.
Additional tip:
Keep an eye on social media, mainly Facebook for ED92, Pixiedust.be and DLP Report. These have almost every day reporters in the park. They can keep you up to date about seasonal snacks and merchandise.
For rides:
Have a look at a
youtube channel like SoCal 360 (
https://www.youtube.com/@Attractions360/search?query=paris) they have great onride videos and you can get a feel of which rides you might want to do and which to skip.
The only thing missing is Avengers Campus and Route 66. The latter one you can skip for sure.
Big Thunder Mountain is considered the best of all parks. So that should be a must. Regardless of your preferences ;-) Unless you don't do Big Thunder Mountain in the US, DLP has a more intense version.
Identical, or near identical rides are: Peter Pan, Buzz Lightyear, Small World, Pinocchio, Ratatouille, Webslingers.
Entertainment:
We do not have information yet what kind of entertainment we will have by May next year. For sure we will have a day parade and fireworks (Disney Dreams is amazing) and I assume they will keep the drone show after the 30th anniversary ended.
I hope there will be a festival like Pirates & Princesses or Jungle Book Jive. Together with the 30th anniversary show Disney has really upped their outdoor shows in recent yearrs and shouldn't be missed.
